The numbers are in for Week 18 of the MLS season. Below you can find the top 20 players, according to the Audi Player Index, as the league moves past the halfway mark.
The index is calculated by rating nearly every action on the field according to the amount of positive or negative impact on the team's success, taking into account the position of the player, key tasks and the place on the field where the action takes place. The most influential play possible is a goal from outside the box, which would give a forward 545 points.
Here are the rankings for Week 18:
RANKING |
SCORE |
PLAYER |
CLUB |
1 |
1617 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/kevin-doyle" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Kevin Doyle</a> |
COL |
2 |
1311 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/sebastian-giovinco" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Sebastian Giovinco</a> |
TOR |
3 |
1213 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/shkelzen-gashi" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Shkelzen Gashi</a> |
COL |
4 |
1109 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/maximiliano-urruti" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Maximiliano Urruti</a> |
DAL |
5 |
1024 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/ilsinho" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Ilsinho</a> |
PHI |
6 |
1005 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/benny-feilhaber" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Benny Feilhaber</a> |
SKC |
7 |
955 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/clint-dempsey" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Clint Dempsey</a> |
SEA |
8 |
917 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/jimmy-medranda" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Jimmy Medranda</a> |
SKC |
9 |
857 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/robbie-keane" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Robbie Keane</a> |
LA |
10 |
831 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/ola-kamara" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Ola Kamara</a> |
CLB |
11 |
831 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/kendall-waston" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Kendall Waston</a> |
VAN |
12 |
766 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/jake-gleeson" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Jake Gleeson</a> |
POR |
13 |
747 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/tsubasa-endoh" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Tsubasa Endoh</a> |
TOR |
14 |
740 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/david-ousted" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">David Ousted</a> |
VAN |
15 |
727 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/harry-shipp" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Harry Shipp</a> |
MTL |
16 |
720 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/marky-delgado" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Marky Delgado</a> |
TOR |
17 |
711 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/brad-davis" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Brad Davis</a> |
SKC |
18 |
705 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/brian-rowe" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Brian Rowe</a> |
LA |
19 |
704 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/luis-robles" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">Luis Robles</a> |
NY |
20 |
703 |
<a href="//www.mlssoccer.com/players/aj-delagarza" style="color:#000;border-bottom:1px dotted #909090;">AJ DeLaGarza</a> |
LA |
